Tremors from Turkey quake reach Armenia

Tremors from Turkey quake reach Armenia

PanArmenian.Net
04 Apr 2026, 09:02 GMT+

PanARMENIAN.Net - An earthquake that occurred near the city of Van in Turkey was also felt in Yerevan, as well as in the Shirak and Ararat regions, with an intensity of 2 points, Armenia's Ministry of Internal Affairs press service reported.

"On April 4 at 09:52 local time (05:52 GMT), the seismological network of the Territorial Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia recorded an earthquake 40 km north of the city of Van, Turkey, with a magnitude of 5.2 and a focal depth of 7 km," the statement said.

The intensity of the underground tremor at the epicenter reached 7 points.

The seismic event was recorded at geographic coordinates of 38.83 north latitude and 43.54 east longitude.

Source: PanArmenian.Net

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